The Battle to Decriminalize All Drugs

RyuJin wrote: As the saying goes: the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

The problem is that once you get on the other side you find out its not...

Have you been listening? I've been on both extremes of the fence, on one side, with young pothead punks who aren't worth the .22 bullet it would take to get rid of them, to a country where weed possession can get one caned or hanged. Trust me, the grass is greenest where the people possessing it get penalized.

Edited. - Deleted inappropriate reponse.

All the alcoholics I know are unemployed, but always manage to have money for beer... and have to either walk or ride a bike everywhere because of dui arrests...hence no clean records....all the potheads I know work in construction and pay taxes...

So it's as I pointed out you're letting your own negative experiences control your perspective....

Brenna wrote: Edited. Inappropriate reponse. Sorry.

I have no issue with you disagreeing with me, but I do not appreciate being called a liar. I am making nothing up. I would not state an untruth, as such would be illogical.

Abhaya Budhil wrote: Breathalyzers work for alcohol. Does anyone know of a way to test how high someone is or if anyone knows how high you have to be before you can't drive (the same way some alcohol is okay to drive, but a certain point is illegal)?

Over here we have roadside tests for THC, Methamphetamine and Ecstasy by testing a small amount of saliva. It's very quick, very common, and seems to work. I'm surprised if it is not in use in the US?

"A sample of the driver’s saliva is taken by specially-trained police officers, using an absorbent collector placed in the mouth or touching the tongue. This test takes about three to five minutes. If the test is positive, it must be confirmed by laboratory testing before charges can be laid."

Cannabis: Random roadside drug testing can detect cannabis for at least several hours after use. Even after a small amount of cannabis you should not drive for at least five hours. Even though you may not feel the effects, the drug may still be detected in a test.

RyuJin wrote: All the alcoholics I know are unemployed, but always manage to have money for beer... and have to either walk or ride a bike everywhere because of dui arrests...hence no clean records....all the potheads I know work in construction and pay taxes...

So it's as I pointed out you're letting your own negative experiences control your perspective....

As are you.

Star Forge wrote:

RyuJin wrote: As the saying goes: the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

The problem is that once you get on the other side you find out its not...

Have you been listening? I've been on both extremes of the fence, on one side, with young pothead punks who aren't worth the .22 bullet it would take to get rid of them, to a country where weed possession can get one caned or hanged. Trust me, the grass is greenest where the people possessing it get penalized.

If its so great there, then why did youcome back?...why not stay there...or just go back there if it made you soooo happy

RyuJin wrote:

Star Forge wrote:

RyuJin wrote: As the saying goes: the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...

The problem is that once you get on the other side you find out its not...

Have you been listening? I've been on both extremes of the fence, on one side, with young pothead punks who aren't worth the .22 bullet it would take to get rid of them, to a country where weed possession can get one caned or hanged. Trust me, the grass is greenest where the people possessing it get penalized.

If its so great there, then why did youcome back?...why not stay there...or just go back there if it made you soooo happy

Career reasons. Didn't want to raise my kid in a country where she is the racial minority.

Adder wrote:
Over here we have roadside tests for THC, Methamphetamine and Ecstasy by testing a small amount of saliva. It's very quick, very common, and seems to work. I'm surprised if it is not in use in the US?

It might be in use in the US. I haven't heard of it, but I also don't tend to worry about drug laws since I don't do drugs, so perhaps I just haven't come across it before.

Star Forge wrote:

Brenna wrote: Edited. Inappropriate reponse. Sorry.

I have no issue with you disagreeing with me, but I do not appreciate being called a liar. I am making nothing up. I would not state an untruth, as such would be illogical.

I did not call you a liar. I simply have an issue with your lack of facts. Experience based on a tiny tiny TINY portion of the population does not constitute a fact.